Went to take my 2002 Cooper out for a drive the other day, and the brake pedal went to the floor. I had a rusted out rear hard brake line underneath the car, just in front of the gas tank, and a puddle of brake fluid under the car. New rear hard lines, stainless steel soft lines all around, new pads and rotors, and I'm back in business.. Keep an eye out on older cars.. I'm very glad it happened to me in the garage instead of out on the road.. before: after:
Chuck... Good thing you've been making those deep water river passes when you are out on your country runs.... Rinses all the salt out of the nooks and crannies...
Just had the same issue and i'm looking to fix it myself. Where did you get the hard brake lines and what size are they?
I had it done at a shop.. They bought the lines from BMW/MINI but they are straight lines and you need to custom bend them yourself..
That's how my lines were before I replaced them all after removing the ABS pump and put them inside the car.
Found this. Brake Pipe Going to do it myself. Once I figured out it was called brake pipe and not line I was able to find it. I'll try to take some picts and post. No promises though. Thanks again.
I have a brake flaring tool I bought in the 70's works a treat on standard size brake pipes. I just bought 30' of tube and made my own but you can go to most auto stores who sell ready made pipes
Most brake lines are steel... The better ones are copper as far as resisting corrosion... A little more coin but you won't need to fix it again as you travel down that salt encrusted road in the future...
I have used them a couple of times, they are never the right fit. You are so much better off doing up your own.
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